Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Internet
- Computer networks linked together
globally
- networks of networks
- Private, public, business, academic and government networks
- Linked together by electronic, wireless networking technologies
- E-commerce
- Advantages
- Customers
- Increases convenience since they won't have to leave home
- Able to by abroad with a bigger selection
- A lot of competition which usually drags down product price
- More information on the products with reviews ect
- 24/7 for customers
- Businesses
- No human interaction for shopping. Some people prefer that
- Inconvenient to return unwanted/broken products and can be expensive
- Fraud can easily happen on suspicious websites and take your money with no product to give
- The product can sometimes be out of stock and a substitute gets sent instead
- Disadvantages
- Businesses
- Sales for products are now on an international scale which increases competition
- Bad for new-comers since customers haven't heard of them and are worried about their products
- Decreases the need of real-world consultancy
- Customers
- Lacks personal touch
- Ecommerce delays transfer of goods
- Some goods cannot be purchased online
- You can't experience the goods before-hand
- Anyone can easily set up a site for e-commerce and frauds can happen easier online
- You need to provide security details for bank accounts etc and can lead to identity theft
- Buying and selling commercial items online
- Entertainment
- Gaming
- Played online over the internet
- Advantages
- Can be educational and entertaining for children
- Can develop team-working and communications skills
- Disadvantages
- Usually sedentary and can lead to obesity
- Health issues are caused like Repetitive Strain Issue
- Bad gamer's can swear and do abusive behavior towards other gamer's
- Social media
- Allows people to communicate over the internet
- Advantages
- Allows you send status updates to friends
- Allows you to get in contact with old friends
- Join groups with similar interests
- Disadvantages
- Can be a place where cyber-bullying takes place
- No guarantee about the people online are their online identidy
- Result in a less face-to-face interaction
- Connect to the internet
- Broadband
- Much faster than methods like dial-up
- Higher monthly charge and might not be available in country side areas
- High speed data link with Broadband modems
- Satellites
- Beam data signals to other satellites orbiting the Earth
- Allows high-speed internet where broadband and mobile coverage is low
- Expensive for the parts required for a satellite connection
- Cable
- Very fast internet connection and affordable
- Not all areas have cable internet providers
- Dial-up
- Connects to a telephone line and dial the telephone number of your ISP
- Affordable way to connect to the internet
- Much slower when compared to other methods.
- Uses the phone line so cannot use the internet and the phone at the same time